Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Technology Centres in the Country
Ministry of Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, . Government of India, established 18 Technology Centres  between 1967 to 1999, earlier known as Tool Rooms  and Technology Development Centres  across the country in the sectors like General Engineering, Automation, Hand Tools, Plastics, Auto parts, Electrical & Electronics, Forging & Foundry, Sports Goods, Leather & Footwear, Fragrance & Flavours, etc to support MSMEs and Industries for Design, Development and Manufacturing of Tools, Dies, Moulds, Jigs & Fixtures, etc. TCs are also supporting MSMEs in Job work, Precision production and technical consultancy .
Primary objectives of these TCs are to support industries, particularly MSMEs in the country through:
- Providing access to Advanced Manufacturing Technologies;
- Skilling of manpower in technology development;
- Providing technical and business advisory support to MSMEs.
Keeping in view the success of existing 18 TCs in serving MSMEs, a strong need was felt to strengthen the TCs network by setting up more Technology Centres  across the country. Accordingly, under the Technology Centre Systems Programme , 15 new Technology Centres are being established across the country .
Between 1967 to 1999, M/o MSME had established 18 Technology Centres  across the country. Further, under the Technology Centre Systems Programme , 15 new Technology Centres are being established. However, even with the increased network of 33 TCs across India, large numbers of MSMEs will remain unserved. Hence, to further increase the reach of the Technology Centres, “Establishment of New Technology Centres / Extension Centres” scheme was approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs  to establish 20 new TCs and 100 Extension Centres.
Challenges faced by Government while setting up Technology Centres  are as follows:
- Delay in allotment of land by State Govt. for setting up of TCs;
- Delay in obtaining pre-construction approvals such as approval on Master plan, consent to establish etc. by different local authorities for starting the construction activities;
- Due to COVID 19, global value chain got impacted which resulted in delayed supplies of the machines at the new and existing TCs under TCSP;
- Civil work at various sites got impacted due to COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdowns;
- Various parts required to manufacture the final machines were supposed to be imported and the same could not happen on time due to long due clearance of shipments at port. This had also delayed manufacturing of final machines and ultimate delivery at sites.
Under Technology Centre Systems Programme , 15 new Technology Centres are being established. List is attached at Annexure B stating the locations & estimated investment of each TC.
Annexure A
List of Technology Centres
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SL. No
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Technology Centres
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State
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Central Tool Room & Training Centre , Bhubaneswar
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Odisha
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-
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Indo Danish Tool Room , Jamshedpur
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Jharkhand
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-
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Central Tool Room & Training Centre , Kolkata
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West Bengal
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-
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Tool Room & Training Centre , Guwahati
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Assam
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-
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Indo German Tool Room , Aurangabad
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Maharashtra
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-
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Indo German Tool Room , Indore
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Madhya Pradesh
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-
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Indo German Tool Room , Ahmedabad
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Gujarat
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-
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Central Tool Room , Ludhiana
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Punjab
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-
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Central Institute Of Hand Tools , Jalandhar
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Punjab
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-
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Central Institute Of Tool Design, Hyderabad
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Telangana
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-
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Institute For Design Of Electrical Measuring Instruments , Mumbai
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Maharashtra
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-
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Electronics Service & Training Centre, Ramnagar
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Uttarakhand
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-
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Process and Product Development Centre , Agra
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Uttar Pradesh
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-
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Process and Product Development Centre , Meerut
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Uttar Pradesh
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-
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Central Footwear Training Institute , Agra
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Uttar Pradesh
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-
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Central Footwear Training Institute , Chennai
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Tamil Nadu
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-
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Fragrance & Flavour Development Centre , Kannauj
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Uttar Pradesh
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-
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Centre for the Development of Glass Industry ,Firozabad
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Uttar Pradesh
Annexure B
Detail of Technology Centres  under TCSP
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Sl. No
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Location
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States
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Sector
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DPR Value
In Crore
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Durg
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Chhattisgarh
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General Engineering
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110.56
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-
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Patna
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Bihar
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General Engineering
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145.06
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-
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Bhiwadi
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Rajasthan
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Auto & Auto Components
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129.12
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-
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Baddi
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HP
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General Engineering
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102.31
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-
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Rohtak
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Haryana
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General Engineering
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128.70
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-
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Bengaluru
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Karnataka
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ESDM
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129.50
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-
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Puducherry
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Puducherry
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ESDM
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121.57
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-
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Imphal
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Manipur
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Fragrances and Flavors
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48.77
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-
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Sriperumbudur
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Tamil Nadu
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General Engineering
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197.26
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-
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Gr. Noida
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UP
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ESDM
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145.43
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-
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Sitarganj
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Uttarakhand
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Auto & Auto Components
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122.49
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-
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Visakhapatnam
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Andhra Pradesh
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General Engineering
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133.28
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-
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Bhopal
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MP
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General Engineering
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121.71
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-
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Kanpur
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UP
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General Engineering
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110.20
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-
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Kochi
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Kerala
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General Engineering
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111.35
This information was given by Minister of State for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.